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Finastra unveils tool to help US banks digitise standby letter of credit processing

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Finastra announced StandbyX at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, a cloud-enabled, SaaS platform to help U.S. banks digitize and automate standby letter of credit (SBLC) processing. StandbyX is pitched as a way for banks to automate SBLC workflows and strengthen risk management and operational efficiency without implementing a full trade finance system. The solution uses a cloud model to simplify deployment and reduce complexity for banks handling SBLCs.

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Money 20/20 served as the launch platform and the product promises a lower-friction, SaaS route to digitize a historically manual SBLC process.

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If your bank still handles SBLCs on paper or spreadsheets, this is why StandbyX matters today: it offers a cloud SaaS to automate those exact workflows without replacing your whole trade finance stack.

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